ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208757
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| Date: | Sunday 4 April 1943 |
| Time: | 23:08 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 156 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED615 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Rosenfeld, N of Preetz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Warboys |
Hit by radar-directed Flak and crashed in flames.
Target: Kiel
Call Sign: GT-
Takeoff time: 20:24
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader The Hon. Brian Grimston DFC RAFVR 84667 : Commission Gazetted Friday 04 October, 1940) [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Flying Officer Karl Girrbach RAAF Aus/407712 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Thomas John Woodward RAFVR 1218440 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Alfred Beazley Marsh RAFVR 107993 (NCO:1165222 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 02 December, 1941) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Stewart James Volante DFM RAFVR 143771 (NCO:1308034 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 01 June, 1943) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Pilot Officer Albert Leonard Stanley Portch RAF 51888 (NCO:624443 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 15 June, 1943) [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Kevin Robert Hazelwood RAFVR 937603 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Warrant Officer Graham Campbell Stafford DFM RAFVR 1182873 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/21234-ED6151943-04-05.html
http://www.156squadron.com/display_missionhdr.asp?MissionId=177
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Apr-2018 07:18 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Nov-2018 10:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 04-Apr-2020 20:23 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Location] |
| 04-Apr-2022 07:46 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2024 07:03 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
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